The New White Fish That Could Change the Future of Seafood

Meet the Pompano.

The Pompano is a new white-flesh fish variety being developed for Australian menus. Courtesy of CSIRO

Australia’s national science agency has identified the Pompano as an ideal white-flesh fish for farming in northern Australia’s tropical climate.

A Pompano industry could cut seafood imports by 100,000 tonnes, according to the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).